Finishing touches are being applied to the Deloitte Summit office tower in downtown Vancouver, with tenants preparing to move in and the sidewalks around the site reopened.
The 24-storey tower at West Georgia and Homer is scheduled to complete later this Spring. The tower is made up of clusters of four-storey, steel-framed cubes arranged around a central concrete core.
Rendering of Deloitte Summit. Credit: Westbank/OSO and Merrick Architecture
Deloitte will occupy 120,000 sq ft. of the 355,000 sq ft. building, designed by OSO of Japan and Merrick Architecture of Vancouver, and developed by Westbank Corp.
The unique tower features cantilevered office space with glass floors, and an extensive green wall on the tower façade. There is also a ground floor café, which will be a Giovane Caffè — part of the Kitchen Table Group which also operates popular Vancouver restaurants like Ask for Luigi, Di Beppe and Pourhouse.
Photos: Deloitte Summit tower nears completion
Deloitte Summit at 400 West Georgia Street.Deloitte Summit is nearing completion at West Georgia and Homer.A Giovane cafe will open at 400 West Georgia this Spring.The sidewalks around the site have re-opened.As seen from the Vancouver Public Library rooftop.It will be interesting to see the purpose of this unusual structure adjacent to the laneway.Window cleaner hard at work.Looking up at 400 West Georgia.The office tower is adjacent to The Centre performing arts venue.The tower’s lobby is beginning to take shape, and is several storeys visible through glazing on Homer Street.The office tower will be complete later this Spring.A window washer cleans the glass on a crisp February day.Looking up at 400 West Georgia.The tower as viewed from the plaza in front of the Vancouver Public Library.Deloitte Summit at 400 West Georgia Street.Cleaning windows at 400 West Georgia Street.Looking skyward.
Across the street is the massive ‘The Post’ redevelopment by QuadReal, which will include the future head offices of Amazon in Vancouver, as well as a grocery store (Loblaw CityMarket), gym, food fair and more. Construction on ‘The Post’ is progressing steadily, with completion expected next year.
The Post, future home of Amazon in Vancouver, photographed on Feb. 1, 2022.The Post, future Amazon HQ in Vancouver.The Post, future Amazon HQ in Vancouver.The Post, future Amazon HQ in Vancouver.The Post, future Amazon HQ in Vancouver.
Photos: Deloitte Summit tower tops out January 2021
Construction of the Deloitte Summit tower, photographed on January 22, 2021.
The office tower is scheduled to complete later this year.
Looking west on West Georgia Street, photographed on January 22, 2021.
Looking west on West Georgia Street, photographed on January 22, 2021.
400 West Georgia office tower, photographed on January 22, 2021.
400 West Georgia office tower, photographed on January 22, 2021.
400 West Georgia office tower, photographed on January 22, 2021.
400 West Georgia office tower, photographed on January 22, 2021.
400 West Georgia office tower, photographed on January 22, 2021.
400 West Georgia office tower, photographed on January 22, 2021.
400 West Georgia office tower, photographed on January 22, 2021.
Video: Topping off ceremony
Topping-off of the ceremonial final beam at 400 West Georgia, September 2020.
Supermetal Structures Inc. fabricated and installed approximately 5,000 metric tonnes of steel for the project.
Peter Meiszner is an experienced journalist and media relations professional, based in Vancouver. As founder of urbanYVR.com, he has been reporting on urban development across the Lower Mainland since 2016, and has also served as vice-chair of the Gastown Historic Area Planning Committee. In October 2022, he was elected to Vancouver city council and is no longer actively reporting for urbanYVR.
